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Attacks on guide dogs leave animals too anxious to work
A North Shore woman says her guide dog has tried moving her into the road to make space for a dog, "which is obviously unsafe for both of us". Audio
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Want a rollercoaster in your garden?
about 1 hour agoAn Auckland dad has listed a homemade designer playhouse for sale on TradeMe, complete with sandpit, slide, climbing ramp and 20-metre roller coaster.
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Man sentenced in long-running corruption case
4:51 pm todayFrederick Pou, of Coastal Roading Contractors, pleaded guilty to Serious Fraud Office charges in May 2024 to corruptly giving gifts to an agent.
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How two friends who co-own a house make it work
12:40 pm todayChristchurch-based teachers Claudia Gray and Scarlet Bennett were flatmates before taking a joint leap into home ownership.
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The farmers working to shrink the environmental footprint of their cows
about 1 hour agoCan the planting of special crops and experiments with new winter grazing systems make a real difference? Audio
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'It's an interactive art piece': Man charged with stealing flag artwork
3:38 pm today"Good art will provoke thought. It provoked me to think that maybe I should pick this up."
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Extreme fire risk warning for Northland
4:17 pm todayNorthland's top firefighter said the region's unusual weather conditions could be heightened by a front travelling up the country on Wednesday.
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Missing fisherman swept off rocks presumed drowned
Man Bock Lee, 65, was fishing from rocks with friends near Cape Rēinga three weeks ago when he was swept away.
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Public warned to stay away from man sought over double murder
Police have been looking for Mitchell Cole following the discovery of two bodies in Ruatiti on Saturday.
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Two people injured as fire tears through industrial site
1:25 pm todayFire crews worked on the building from aerial trucks because the fire fuelled by polystyrene made it too dangerous to enter.
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Prisoner accused of killing fellow inmate granted name suppression
3:15 pm todayJohnathan Trubuhovich died 10 days after he was seriously assaulted in Mt Eden Prison.
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More red flags over potential for fatal electric shock hazard
2:05 pm todayThe country's main engineering industry group has joined warnings that changes to electrical safety rules create a new hazard.
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'It's about anywhere anytime': First day of roadside drug testing
The testing got underway in Wellington on Monday, and will be rolled out to the rest of the country next year. Audio
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Do you know what you're drinking?
12:57 pm todayLuis Arevalo fears his grandson will never be able to drink water straight from the tap. Audio
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Why the plug is being pulled on one of our biggest summer festivals
10:00 am todaySplore organisers say they've had to make a tough call after years of headwinds.
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NZ police to guard Jewish community locations
9:16 am todayPolice say the officers, who have been armed, will stay while they continue to assess the deadly attack at Bondi that killed 15 people. Audio
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Japanese and Korean sunscreens are trendy - but do they work under NZ's sun?
10:10 am todayAsian sunscreens are becoming mainstream in New Zealand as shoppers seek the lighter textures and advanced formulations popular in Japan and Korea.
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Tom Phillips filmmakers agreed police could edit documentary
11:44 am todayThe documentary makers' 'access agreement' outlines exactly what the filmmakers and police signed up to back in March.
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Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles in a year
7:43 am todayA worker at a special court that helps Auckland's homeless who have committed low-level crimes turn their lives around, says she is seeing increasing levels of distress in recent months.
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Paws on board: Inside the Pet Bus as it travels the country
3:09 pm todayAlong with dogs and cats, the family-run business has transported poultry, spiders, and carried ant farm to an Invercargill school. Audio
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South Taranaki fire grows to 100 hectares
10:38 am todayThe fire, located between Waitōtara township and Waiinu Beach settlement, started on Monday afternoon and is yet to be contained.
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Most NZ glaciers on track to disappear - study
5:03 am todayAt the current rate of global warming, just a few hundred of the country's 3000 glaciers could remain by the end of the century.
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Teaching Council interim CEO resigns from board after legality questions - chair
5:00 am todayThe council appointed Tom Gott to the role last month even though the Education and Training Act says the chief executive "may not be a member of the Teaching Council".
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Could 2026 see the biggest boost in kākāpō numbers yet?
3:01 pm todayHopes are high for a bumper kākāpō breeding season - and RNZ will be there to cover it.
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Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming to be sentenced
McSkimming is due to be sentenced at Wellington District Court on Wednesday.
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Firefighters sent to Rangipo Power Station after false fire alarm
7:03 am todayFire and Emergency said crews were called to the site and the reported fire was a false alarm
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New mega-ministry to merge housing, transport and environment
2:58 pm todayMinister Chris Bishop says currently much of the government's reform work spans multiple agencies. Audio
